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Showtime: increasing viewer understanding of dynamic network visualisations

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AVI '10: Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces

Pages 377 - 380

https://doi.org/10.1145/1842993.1843067

Published: 26 May 2010 Publication History

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Visualisations of dynamic networks are animated over time, reflecting changes in the underlying data structure. As viewers of these visualisations, it is up to us to accurately perceive and keep up with the constantly shifting view, mentally noting as visual elements are added, removed, changed and rearranged, sometimes at great pace. In a complex data set with a lot happening, this can put a strain on the observer's perceptions, with changes in layout and visual population disrupting their internalised mental model of the visualisation, making it difficult to understand what the changes represent. We present Showtime, a novel visualisation technique which dilates the flow of time so that observers have proportionally more time to understand each change based on the density of activity in the visualisation. This is paired with a novel timeline element which tracks the flow of time visually.

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https://doi.org/10.4018/jiscrm.2012010103

Index Terms

Showtime: increasing viewer understanding of dynamic network visualisations
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Philosophical/theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence
      1. Cognitive science
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI theory, concepts and models
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design theory, concepts and paradigms

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AVI '10: Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces

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DOI:10.1145/1842993

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Hamid EAng MJaafar A(2021)A Comparative Study on Visualization Technique for Home NetworkProgress in Intelligent Decision Science10.1007/978-3-030-66501-2_6(71-85)Online publication date: 30-Jan-2021
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